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Acres: 36.78
Acquisition date: 3/28/05
The purchase of a conservation easement on this section of Fishing Creek, a nationally significant aquatic habitat, protects rare mussels and fish, including the Federal Species of Concern yellow lance, Atlantic pigtoe and Roanoke bass.
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The Fishing Creek aquatic habitat has been identified as nationally significant. The parcel was identified for protection in the Fishing Creek riparian corridor conservation plan
Photo credit: Chuck Peoples, Tar River Land Conservancy.
EEP’s preservation efforts result from a partnership with the N.C. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. NCDOT is a major contributor of funding on this project.
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